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By Jerry Claussen ,
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\\ lien a team with a great offense meets a team with
inexperienced defense, the result usually reads something
like this: 42-15. That pretty well covers what happened at
Los Angeles Memorial coliseum Friday night as Oregon’s
fast-hut green team was battered by Southern California.
The Ducks were about the same team that defeated Utah
the week before, with the “new look" backfield showing
flashes of brilliance at times despite running against a line
averaging about 25 pounds per man more than the Duck
forward wall. But the big Trojans, already conquerors
of WSC by a humiliating 50-12 score, were about a year
thead in overall class.
USC was probably tougher than even the Ducks expected.
The Trojans took a little time to get rolling, just as in the
WSC game, but once they did. the TD's came in lightning
like rapidity. Oregon’s big group of newcomers, although
already a sharp offensive unit, simply were fooled hv the
complicated USC maneuvers.
USC Variety Hurts Oregon
The thing that made it tough tor the Oregon defense was
the great variety in the USC attack. Both the T and split-T
were used liberally with reverses and double reverses being
employed in almost every running play. The huge Trojan
line helped to give the backs plenty of time to do their fancy
footwork.
USC passes hurt the Ducks, also. Oregon intercepted
three Trojan aerials but the six completed came at the
crucial moments. Of the first five completed, two went for
touchdowns and three for important first downs. The aver
ages read 20, 31, 10, 14 and 26. The last one, for two yards,
came in the final quarter after the damage was done.
Almost every time, particularly on the two TD throws,
USC receivers got behind Oregon defenders. But the re
ceivers (five different ones caught passes) like 6'6” Chuck
Griffiths, 253-pound end, also had a size advantage over the
“small" Oregon backfield of Tom Crabtree, Jack Morris, Jim
Shanley and Dick James, all under 6’ tall.
UO Offense Sputters
The Duck offense looked good at times, but sputtered out
on many occasions. In the first quarter it looked like an
upset in the making. Oregon took the kickoff and, after
an exchange on a punt and Spike Hillstrom’s interception,
■went 56 yards in 10 plays for six points with the quarter
about half gone.
After that, however. Oregon could never go more than
23 yards in one drive and only Shanley's 72-yard run late
in the second quarter brought any more six-pointers to the
Oregon side. In fact, the Ducks ran only nine plays alto
gether in the second quarter and, not counting Shanley’s
gallop, lost nine yards net.
As the game wore on it was apparent that the USC depth
had a telling effect on Oregon’s play. The Trojans had let
termen back to the fourth string and kept running them in
there to check the Webfoot attack. W ith little or no passing
attack (four completed passes netting no yards) Oregon
stuck to the ground, but USC had the manpower and the
breaks.
Shanley Tops Rushers
Individually Shanley was the big gun with a 17 yard
average in seven carries. He now has a 13.5 average after two
games and could well be a candidate for sophomore of the
year on the coast. Reanous Cochrane, Hillstrom, J. C.
Wheeler and James all were great defensively, while Morris
again displayed terrific blocking skill in leading the way for
Shanley and James. Crabtree showed prowess in running
the option plays and fake line bucks.
After two games, here is an analysis of the Oregon team.
Offense: good variety and well-executed running, passing
attack poor although several good receivers available, need
^ better blocking in center of line. Defense: good secondary
against running, need better linebacking, pass defense
needs improvement.
The third game for Oregon, another night affair with
Washington at Portland, should prove how far the Web
foots will go this year. The potential is there and the loss
to USC, a good bet for the PCC champ, was not disgraceful.
The Huskies are vastly improved and the game should be
a bang-up affair.
Shaw Leads Colts to Win;
Rams Whip 49ers, 23-14
Three teams which won only n
total of 10 games last season
played havoc with the National
Football League’s pre-season pre
dictions Sunday as they defeated
a trio of more highly regarded
elevens, including the champion
Cleveland Browns and the De
troit Lions, Western Division
titleholders.
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By tin* Associated Press
The major leagues wound up
operations for 1956 Sunday and
the way some pitchers worked
you'd think the pennant depend- J
ed on the results.
Of the 10 games, there were
three shutouts, two one-run per- j
formances and three two-run
jobs.
One of the shutouts was a
team accomplishment with four
pitchers dividing the honors. That |
came in Brooklyn's 4-0 conquest j
of the last-place Pittsburgh Pi
rates after Pirate Manager Fred
Haney had been fired.
Brook pilot Walt Alston
wanted to give as many of his
hurlers as possible a workout
in preparation for the World
Series starting Wednesday.
•Johnny Podres, Huss Meyer,
Clem I.aBine and Koger Craig
all had a hand in the white
washing.
Dick Fowler of the Cincinnati
Redlegs held the Chicago Cubs to
a paltry four hits while hfS
males were slapping around three
Windy City hurlers for 17 hits
and a 13-0 triumph.
Billy Pierce of the Chicago
White Sox limited the Kansas
City A's to three hits while his
club was registering a 5-0 tri
umph.
George Susce of the Boston
Red Sox whipped the New York
Yankees 8-1 in the second game
of a doubleheader after the
American League champions had
taken the first 9-2 behind the
assorted offerings of Bob Turley,
Bob Grim and Johnny Kucks.
Curt .Simmons and Jack
Meyer combined to whip New
York 3-1 in the nightcap after
tlie Giants had licked Philadel
phia 5-2 in the first game of
a double header behind Fete
Burnside. The second game
marked the finish of I^eo I>u
rocher’s reign as manager of
the Giants.
It ended on a somewhat in
glorious note for the Phils got
the final three outs in the hinth
inning on a triple play after the
Giants had put two runners on
with none out. Durocher an
nounced his resignation Satur
day. Willie Mays hit his 51st
home run in -the opener to tie
the club record.
Bob Miller, a promising young
ster, tossed a seven-hitter as the
Detroit Tigers turned back the
Cleveland Indians 0-2. In other
action, the St. Louis Cardinals
defeated the Milwaukee Braves
8-5 and the Baltimore Orioles
triumphed over the Washington
Senators 5-4.
The Browns fell before Wash
ington 27-17 with little Eddie
le Baron starring In the Bed
skins' aerial attack. The Lions
were beaten 20-17 by the Green
Bay Packers and the Baltimore
Colts topped the well rated Chi
cago Bears 23-17.
Kanis Top ’tiler*
The Los Angeles Bams turned
In a somewhat milder upset when
they beat the San Francisco
4tiers 23-It. Only the Philadel
phia Eagles' 27-17 triumph over
New York’s Giants Saturday
night saved face for the favor
ites.
The Chicago Cardinals and
Pittsburgh Steelers open their
season in Pittsburgh Monday
night.
Le Baron, weighing only 168
and standing 5-8, marked his re
turn from a year in the Canadian
pro circuits, by pussing 2t and
17 yards to Johnny Carson for
two touchdowns, setting up an
other by Vic Janowicz with a 70
yard pass play and scampering
13 yards for one himself before a
crowd of 30,0tl at Cleveland.
Kuttenuan Star*
George Battermun, taking over
for Otto Graham in the second
half, threw two touchdown passes
in the third quarter for the
Browns. One was 21 yards to
Pcto Brewster and the other to
Hay Renfro.
All-America Alan (The Monte i
Arneche of Wisconnin galloped
79 yards for a touchdown the
find time he carried the hall In
a regular season game and the
Colin went from there for their
surprise triumph over the Meant.
Ameehe broke through the t)ig
Bear line on the second play from
scrimmage. In all, Arneche car
ried the trail 21 time* and gained
194 yards for an impressive de
but.
Entry Blanks Due
Tuesday for I M's
Kail term entry blank* for
men’* Intrumiirnl sport* par
ticipation must be turned In to
tbc intramural office In the
men’* I'. E. building In-fore 2
p.m. Tuesday, according to Vir
gil Erickson, I.M Director.
House* not meeting tbe dead
line may ml** out on touch
football and \ollrylmll compe
tition, Erickson emphasized.
Intramural manager* are to
meet Thursday at 1 p.m. In the
I.M office to vote on including
wrestling In the fall program.
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